Cusanus

Peter J. Casarella is associate professor of theology at University of Notre Dame.

“A volume that offers a breadth of topics and weighty scholarly conversation that cut across fields and often defy categories. It is, therefore, a set of essays worthy of Cusanus’ own overlapping interests and style.”—Catholic Historical Review“Nicholas of Cusa is not an easy read, and this collection of papers approaching his work from fresh angles forms a welcome addition to the modern scholarly literature. A lively and at times exciting collection that makes a useful contribution to relieving modern ‘learned ignorance’ about its subject.”—The Historian“The essays in this collection demonstrate a significant advance in Cusan scholarship, most importantly in their deepened awareness of the unity, at least in Cusa’s own mind, of all his sundry interests under the one overarching thematic of mystical theology. The importance of this collection of essays is not necessarily what it actually contains, but rather the possibilities for future work that it could open up in many different fields, particularly across disciplines.”—International Journal of Systematic Theology“The contributions, which are of a uniformly high caliber . . . a must have for anyone working on Cusanus and a necessary volume for any library seeking thorough coverage of the history of philosophy.”- Journal of the History of Philosophy“What a collection! My breathless summarizing does it scant justice. It is unlikely that all the essays will appeal to one constituency of reader, Cusan specialists excepted. But given the range of topics covered here individual essays and groups of essays will be of wide interest. A number of essays raise useful questions about the ‘epochisation’ of history and the influence this might have on one’s interpretation of a figure like Cusanus. This book is a highly stimulating addition to research on the wide ranging legacy of Nicholas of Cusa and should rightly encourage more interest and study into the gripping thought of this polymath.”—Reviews in Religion and Theology